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Why SSL certificate is important for your website

An SSL Certificate connected to your site will secure your website with the highest levels of encryption, protecting your customers and their personal information. Google search engine rewards sites that use HTTPS with a small ranking boost.

What is an SSL Certificate?

SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer which can be easily recognised in any web link by recognising the symbol of a padlock with the words “Secure” written near it. Only the websites which procure the SSL certificates are safe for the use of visitors and can guarantee your safety on the site. SSL is the security layer that protects all sensitive information from the use of any hacker across any computer networks. SSL provides privacy and data integrity for both the website and the visitor.

Let’s look deeper into the importance of SSL

For websites that deal with the handling of sensitive information (like usernames, passwords, and credit card details) and confirmation process of the same, it is necessary to secure this information and convey it only to the customer. However, the process of transfer of data requires the data to travel across many servers and computers to finally reach the destined server. During this process, it is very easy to hack into any of the involved servers and collect the information. To avoid this kind of mishap to occur, SSL encrypts the messages and sends it across the destined severs and in the final server it can be decrypted for the user to understand. When an SSL is used, the information becomes unreadable to anyone but the user. This protects it from being hacked.

The Authentication of Security

As important as encryption of the messages is, so is the authentication of the website. If the website you own is not SSL certified, any user will think twice before subscribing to your services or products. An unauthorised website which is not secure for use can be easily used by other hackers to use it as a medium to get per